Episodes
| Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | 20070813 | Series charting the history of gypsies and their culture.
Professor Yoran Matras of Manchester University considers the Romany language and its influence on other tongues. Ian Hancock, Professor of Romany Studies at the University of Texas, explores the gypsy diaspora across Europe and how the travellers were received.
Yoran Matras considers the Romany language while Ian Hancock explores the gypsy diaspora. Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture | |
| 01 | 01 | 20070813 | 20080815 (R4) | Series charting the history of gypsies and their culture.
Professor Yoran Matras of Manchester University considers the Romany language and its influence on other tongues. Ian Hancock, Professor of Romany Studies at the University of Texas, explores the gypsy diaspora across Europe and how the travellers were received.
Yoran Matras considers the Romany language while Ian Hancock explores the gypsy diaspora. Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture |
| 01 | 02 | 20070820 | Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture.
In this concluding programme Gypsies themselves recount their history in Britain since the Second World War: the profound change as lorries and trailers replaced horses and caravans; the changes in agriculture, land use and legislation which made nomadic life difficult, then criminal. Simon Evans explores the problems Gypsies face today even on land they own, and the remarkable resilience of this people and their culture.
Gypsies themselves recount their history in Britain since the Second World War. Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture | |
| 01 | 02 | 20080822 | Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture.
In this concluding programme Gypsies themselves recount their history in Britain since the Second World War: the profound change as lorries and trailers replaced horses and caravans; the changes in agriculture, land use and legislation which made nomadic life difficult, then criminal. Simon Evans explores the problems Gypsies face today even on land they own, and the remarkable resilience of this people and their culture.
Gypsies themselves recount their history in Britain since the Second World War. Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture |